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With the UK Government now easing lockdown, and providing guidance regarding the nation’s return to work, many businesses will have begun the process of planning how employees can safely go back to their workplaces while easing anxieties and preventing an increase in the rate of infection. As a result, Rubbermaid Commercial Products Europe has launched the Return to Work Survey, which will help them better understand how to support, and meet the needs of businesses, their customers, staff …

In 2015, Bill Gates, presented a TED Talk on the implications of a global unpreparedness for the next pandemic. During the talk he stated that “The failure to prepare could allow the next epidemic to be dramatically more devastating then Ebola” (2015). However, Gates’ warning of a lack of preparedness is not new. For decades, science journalism and popular science literature has been littered with articles and publications that warn of the dangers posed by a global pandemic. Writing fo …

As Covid-19 continues to impact the operational functionalities of businesses across the UK, and Easter adds extra delays to the shipping of goods, we feel that it is our duty to ensure all customers have the most up to date information regarding our status. Therefore, we ask that you all continue to read the update below.CommunicationAll staff will continue to handle calls until the close of business today, with lines reopening again on Tuesday 13 April at 9am. Due to the Easter break, we …

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect business operations across the world, SOHO Commercial would like to update you on our response to the situation, what this means for the service we provide, and how this will affect the customer.Communication Over the weekend, our I.T. support team successfully completed the work necessary for all staff to handle calls while working from home. Whilst this is good news, we still expect some delays to calls being answered. We apologise for the in …

As the situation surrounding Covid-19 evolves, so to does the impact on businesses and the public. In a bid to ease minds, and provide as efficient service as possible, we aim to publish daily updates to ensure our customers are informed of the current status of SOHO Commercial, how we are enacting on Government advice and NHS guidelines, and what this means as for you we move forward. The following post contains the latest information regarding communication channels, despatch and the …

Following the latest announcement made by the Prime Minister, SOHO Commercial has been forced to ensure that all staff who are able begin working from home with immediate effect. While all homeworkers are able to gain access to email, at this time a limited number of sales representatives are able to take calls, so your patience is appreciated. We hope to have the full team ready to take your calls in the coming days but some disruption to the service we offer is likely. If you deal with …